Believing in and favoring a sidekick has effects on younger people,
experts say. Instead of aspiring to be the morally flawed and unstable
hero, those who place their faith in sidekicks and lackeys often
become more reasonable and logical.

The House Armed Services Committee on Monday
released hundreds of pages of transcripts of
previously classified testimony about the
September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S.
diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

Few things are more beautiful than a snowy backcountry night, but
unless you know what you're doing, spending a winter night in the
woods can be uncomfortable. Here are some tips and tricks to make
your winter camping trip more comfortable.

What great beaches are to summer, ski runs
are to winter. To make sure the snow hounds
among us get equal treatment as the beach
bums, we asked some of the world's top
skiers, snowboarders and winter sports
journalists to name their favorite ski runs.

When Beyoncé tells people to "bow down," they
listen. Now the star is hoping to bring the
same show-stopping power to the issue of gender
inequality with an essay on Maria Shriver's
website, The Shriver Report.

Calling for "all hands on deck" to assist the economy, President Barack Obama is urging his Cabinet to identify ways to keep his administration relevant to people struggling in the up-and-down recovery.

Two of the men living with Esar Met at the time
the refugee from Myanmar allegedly killed a 7-
year-old neighbor girl testified Tuesday that
they did not see Met or the girl the day she
went missing and the day she was found.

The cost of the House investigation into former Attorney General John
Swallow is already "well above" the anticipated $3 million price tag and
is continuing to climb as experts hired by the state finish their final
report.

Smoking can kill you. We've known that for at
least 50 years — and yet millions still
smoke, and thousands more pick up the habit
every year. Why? Their stories involve strong
addictions, passionate defiance — and
billions spent to make people act against
their own best interest.

A 12-year-old New Mexico boy drew a shotgun from a band-instrument case and shot and wounded two classmates at his middle school Tuesday morning before a teacher talked him into dropping the weapon and he was taken into custody, officials and witnesses said.

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